How long is rifle training at Marine basic training?

Answer 1

By 1966 during the Vietnam War rifle training at boot camp took about 14 days. The first 7-9 days involved elements of marksmanship, positions and other classwork. Actual firing took five days. Four days for zeroing in the weapon and one day for qualification with the firing of fifty rounds. The sniper course in 1969 at Camp Pendleton took seventeen training days of which 7 were spent on the range firing a complete course of fifty rounds twice a day on a known range plus twenty rounds on the unknown range for the first six days. The seventh day involved qualification.